Stafford Gaol
A colour-tinted view of the Gate house toe] Stafford Gaol, looking north along Gaol Road. The gate-house stood on Gaol Road and contained the reception ward and a room for the warders. The roof of the ...
Stafford Gaol
A postcard view showing two of the towers at Stafford Gaol, on the corner of Gaol Road and Crooked Bridge Road. Three towers were added in the mid-nineteenth century to provide accommodation for the warders ...
Stafford Gaol Burial Ground
The prison burial ground, located next to the chapel. In 1834 executed prisoners were ordered to be buried within the prison grounds.
William Palmer's grave is under the window on the right. Palmer, ...
Stafford Gaol Tower
One of the three towers at Stafford Gaol. The towers were added in the mid- nineteenth century to provide accommodation for the warders and their families. The prison did not house offenders between ...
Stafford General Infirmary
The foundations of Stafford General Infirmary began in a rented house in Foregate Street in 1766, making it one of the oldest hospitals in the country. Funds were acquired through subscriptions and bequests. ...
Stafford General Infirmary
The foundations of Stafford General Infirmary began in a rented house in Foregate Street in 1766, making it one of the oldest hospitals in the country. Funds were acquired through subscriptions and bequests.
An ...
Stafford Hospital Protest March
Members of the public on a march protesting against the proposed cuts and the downgrading of services at Stafford Hospital. This photograph was taken on Weston Road in Littleworth, an area of Stafford ...
Stafford Lock-up
The eighteenth century Forebridge Lock-up in Stafford was used to temporarily detain local drunks and vagrants. It was demolished and re-erected near to its original site in 1976, to make way for the ...
Stafford Lock-up,
The lock-up on Lichfield Road dates from the early eighteenth century. It was built from stone taken from the medieval St. John's Hospital and Chapel which once stood on this site.
Lock-ups were used ...
Stafford Pageant Queen,
Ruby Brown of Brereton as the Pageant Queen, seen in Riverway.
The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along ...
Stafford Police Station
Oil painting on board of Stafford Police Station, built 1930s, demolished early 1985. It stood on Bath Street, Stafford.
An oil painting by C.W. Sheldon, formerly in the collections of the Staffordshire ...
Stafford Prison 'A' Wing
Photograph of David Laker (right) and Officer P.E.I. John Pattinson (now deceased) taken on the 'Threes' in 'A' Wing looking towards 'C' Wing.
This photograph was taken by the then Foreman of Works, ...
Stafford Prison and Gaol Road
The outer wall and twin towers of Stafford Gaol, which were demolished in 1952 in order to widen Gaol Road.
The advertisements in the background are for Tinkler's grocers and Oveltine.
Stafford Prison Chapel
The original chapel was built in 1852, during a period of alteration and expansion within the prison structure. This chapel was situated behind the women's gaol; a gallery at the southern end was designed ...
Stafford Prison Gate-house
The Gate-house stood on Gaol Road and contained the reception ward and a room for the warders. The roof of the gate-house was used as the place of execution until 1817, when new gallows were built on ...
Stafford Prison Gate-house and Gaol Road,
The gate-house stood on Gaol Road and contained the reception ward and a room for the warders. The roof of the gate-house was used as the place of execution until 1817, when new gallows were built on ...
Stafford Prison New Church, interior
Interior view of the new church built inside Stafford H.M. Prison in 1991(?). The church caters for both Church of England and Roman Catholic services.
An earlier chapel in the prison was built in ...
Stafford Prison Old Church, interior
Interior view of the temporary chapel, built in 1954 following the demolition of its predecessor. A new church was built in 1991(?)
The earlier chapel in the prison was built in 1852, during a period ...